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Piers Morgan slams Boris Johnson’s lockdown plan where ‘I can see thousands of strangers in park but not my own sons’
PIERS Morgan has slammed Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown plans saying: "I can see thousands of strangers in the park but not my own sons".
, 55, was off the show last week after suffering a shortness of breath, cough and fatigue.
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But on his return today he blasted the Prime Minister's address to the nation last night.
Co-host Susanna Reid welcomed him back and asked how he was feeling.
Piers replied: "I feel fine except I feel extremely frustrated by what I watched last night.
"I don't know where it leaves us and I don't understand the sequence of events here.
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"Boris Johnson clears 15 minutes of prime time, Sunday night television, to address the nation.
"And you expect when you get that amount of time on a Sunday night at seven o'clock you would get loads of great detail that clears everything up.
"Instead we got a load of his usual flim-flam, his bluster, his bellicose, fist-pumping rhetoric. But when it gets to the detail, I don't know where it leaves us."
Piers also slammed the Prime Minister on Twitter for the new rules, claiming they "make no sense".
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He wrote: "So, the Prime Minister is urging millions of non-essential workers to go out to work - but also telling people we still can't see family or friends even if we maintain the same social distancing rules as non-essential workers at work?
"Makes no sense. I can drive 100s of miles to sunbathe alongside complete strangers on a beach, maintaining 2m distance - but not see my parents? This is ridiculous.
"I haven't seen two of my sons for 10 weeks. They live 10 minutes away, next to a large common. Am I allowed to go and see them, if I stay 2 metres away? The answer appears to be no, yet I can see 1000s of strangers a day in my local park if I stay 2m away.
"Do I have to get my sons & myself temporary jobs on a building site so I can see them?"
Viewers were divided by Piers' return today, with one saying: "Must admit you got it right today off the bat we’re all confused I was it’s so damaging to the public right now that message!"
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Another added: "That's the best thing Piers has said in weeks."
A third said: "Welcome back Piers. Don’t forget in Wales and Scotland we are still being told to stay home thankfully."
However, others weren't as pleased to see him back, with one saying: "The Morgan ramblings are getting evermore unhinged. Who’d have thought that was possible?"
A second said: "Negativity. Let me spell it out for you. Boris said 'Further details will be explained in the commons tomorrow and at the 5PM briefing'. There is no confusion, wait and find out what he’s going to say today just like we all have to do. You’re losing your grip."
In his address to the nation, Boris revealed a detailed roadmap of how to get Britain back on its feet but still keep the deadly virus under control.
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Most of Britain's strict lockdown measures will stay in place for now as it's still too soon to make any major changes, he said.
Piers tested negative for coronavirus after developing symtoms.
He told fans last week: "UPDATE: My COVID-19 test was negative.
"I was advised to take the test by my doctor after developing possible coronavirus symptoms, and was entitled to do so as a Govt-designated essential worker."
Piers Morgan voices his frustration at Boris Johnson Covid-19 television address
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